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January is Data Privacy Month
You know the importance of protecting personal identities and the effects social media can have on privacy, but does everyone on your campus? In 2012, during the month of January, EDUCAUSE expanded on Data Privacy Day to provide an entire month’s worth of activities and resources to help raise data privacy awareness. Visit the EDUCAUSE Data Privacy Month page for examples of campus activities, as well as archived recordings of several privacy-related webinars.
Privacy in a Networked Environment
With the explosive growth of electronic networks and wide accessibility of online information, EDUCAUSE members -- along with many other higher education constituencies -- are dealing with a formidable set of privacy issues. A key set of issues revolves around the handling of student information, which under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 enjoys special protection.
Other Sources of Information about Online Privacy
- Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit civil liberties organization working in the public interest to protect privacy, free expression, and access to public resources and information in new media.
- Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), a public interest research center in Washington, D.C., established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy.
- Privacy Forum, a moderated digest for the discussion and analysis of issues relating to the general topic of privacy (both personal and collective) in the "information age" of the 1990's and beyond.
- Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), a public-interest alliance of computer scientists and others interested in the impact of computer technology on society.
Updated February 2012
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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Federal Privacy Law
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FERPA
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January 1, 2002
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Acts of 1974 and Willamette University. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Acts of 1974 and Willamette U…
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
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January 1, 2005
FERPA at the University of Houston. FERPA at the University of Houston. January …
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Student Rights
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January 1, 2002
Students rights at the University of Rochester includes information on FERPA. Students rights at the University of Rochester includes information on FE…
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Student Records Access Policy
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January 1, 2002
The University of Vermont Student Records Access Policy is consistent with the provisions of FERPA. The University of Vermont Student Records Acc…
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Responsible Computing
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January 1, 2011
The University of Delaware's Staff Manual on Responsible Computing, Copyright, Electronic Communications and FERPA The University of Delaw…
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Computing Policies
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January 1, 2005
JMU's Computing Policies include information on Information Technology Resource Management, Systems Implementation & Project Management, End-User Computing, Information Security, Univer…
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Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
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January 1, 2004
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act information at Indiana State University. Family Education Rights and Privacy Act information at Indiana S…
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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
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January 1, 2002
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act at Albion College. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act at Albion College. …
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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
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August 7, 2008
Seattle University's policy regarding the confidentiality of student records. Seattle University's policy regarding the confidentiali…
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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
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January 1, 2002
FERPA policy pages for New Mexico State University. FERPA policy pages for New Mexico State University. …
